1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1911 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA).
| 1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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Nebraska state champion Missouri Valley co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1911 record | 5–1–2 (2–0–1 MVIAA) |
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| Home stadium | Nebraska Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the retirement of W.C. Cole in 1910, Nebraska hired Stiehm as his replacement.[2] Nicknamed "Jumbo" because of his large feet, Stiehm was a regimented, fiery man who was prone to frequent tirades on the sidelines.[3] Despite this, his first Cornhuskers team, with nine returning starters from 1910, split the MVIAA championship with Iowa State.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Kearney State* |
| W 117–0 | ||
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Kansas State* |
| W 59–0 | ||
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | L 21–3 | |||
| October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri |
| W 34–0 | ||
| November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State |
| T 6–6 | ||
| November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Doane* |
| W 27–0 | ||
| November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas |
| W 29–0 | ||
| November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Michigan* |
| T 6–6 | ||
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Coaching staff
| Coach[5] | Position | First year | Alma mater |
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| Ewald O. Stiehm | Head coach | 1911 | Wisconsin |
| Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska |
Roster
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Anderson, Arthur G | ||||||
Game summaries
Kearney State
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| first meeting | ||
Stiehm's first game ended in a 117–0 blowout of Kearney State, two points shy of tying the program record of 119 points set in NU's previous game. This was the only meeting between Kearney State and Nebraska.
Kansas State
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| first meeting | ||
Nebraska and Kansas State met for the first time in 1911, though they were not yet in the same conference.
at Minnesota
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–8–1 | October 15, 1908 | Minnesota, 21–3 |
Nebraska outgained Minnesota in both rushing and passing yards, but again fell to the Golden Gophers.
Missouri
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 8–3 | October 25, 1902 | Nebraska, 12–0 |
at Iowa State
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 8–3 | November 12, 1910 | Nebraska, 24–0 |
Doane
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 14–2 | October 29, 1910 | Nebraska, 6–0 |
With wins against both in-state opponents, Nebraska recorded their eighth unofficial state championship.
at Kansas
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 9–8 | November 5, 1910 | Nebraska, 6–0 |
Nebraska clinched a share of the Missouri Valley championship with a 6–0 win over Kansas.
Michigan
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | October 21, 1905 | Michigan, 31–0 |
Michigan stars Stanfield Wells and Miller Pontius were unable to play, prompting the Detroit Free Press to quip that Michigan could claim the "world championship of injuries".
In the third quarter of a scoreless game, Michigan end Frederick L. Conklin blocked a Nebraska punt and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown. The Chicago Daily Tribune wrote: "Conklin broke through, blocked it, turned like lightning and sped without interference across the goal line for Michigan's first touchdown." NU responded on its next drive with two long end runs that took the ball to Michigan's eight-yard line, and halfback Leonard Purdy finished off the drive with a touchdown.
The New York Times called the game "the hardest contest ever witnessed on Nebraska Field."
References
- "1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- "Jumbo Stiehm selected as Nebraska coach". Lincoln Journal Star. 1911-02-21.
- Mike Babcock. "How It Was: The first great coach". Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- "Football - 1911 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- "Nebraska Football 1911 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "1912 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "1912 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "Nebraska Wins Missouri Title: Coach Stiehm's Boys Romp Through Opponents at Will, Scoring Five Touchdowns". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1911. p. 13.
- "Thomson Is Back, "Stan" Wells and Pontius Are Out: Regains Her Star Fullback, but Learns That Two Other Valuable Men Will Not Play Against the Sturdy Nebraska Cornhuskers--Coach Yost Is Not Certain of How His Team Will Line Up on Saturday". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1911. p. 9.
- "Pontius May Not Play Against the Nebraska Eleven: Feared That "Brute" Will Not Be in Shape for Closing Game of Michigan's Season--Scrimmage Work Is Scheduled for Today to Try Out Some New Plays Designed Especially to Whip the Cornhuskers--Reserves Are Given a Treat". Detroit Free Press. November 22, 1911. p. 9.
- "Michigan Claims Championship of World at Having Men Hurt: More Injuries This Season Than Ever Before in History of Maize and Blue Football". Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1911. p. 8.
- "Michigan in Tie Game: Wolverines Outplayed by Nebraska -- Both Score After Fumble" (PDF). The New York Times. November 26, 1911.
- "Nebraska Plays Michigan to Tie: Each Team Scores Touchdown in Third Quarter of LinColn Contest; Game Fiercely Fought; Nebraska Holds Yost; Rival Elevens Battle to Tie, 6-6 in Lincoln Contest; Scores in Third Quarter; Capt. Conklin Makes First Touchdown and Shonka the Second". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 26, 1911. p. C1.